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1(indicando semejanza)
liketienen un perro como el nuestrothey've got a dog like oursse portó como un imbécilhe behaved like an idiotes como un pezit's like a fishjuega como yohe plays like me o like I docomo éste hay pocosthere are few like this o himsabe como a quesoit tastes a bit like cheeseblanco como la nieveas white as snowtuvo resultados como no se habían conocido antesit had results such as had never been known before

2(introduciendo ejemplo)
such ashay peces, como truchas y salmonesthere are fish, such as trout and salmontiene ventajas, como son la resistencia y durabilidadit has advantages, such as o like strength and durability

3(indicando modo)

3.1+ indiclo hice como me habían enseñadoI did it as I had been taughthazlo como te dijo ellado it like *o the way she told youtoca como cantashe plays like *o the same way as she singsno es como me lo imaginabait isn't as o like * I imagined itprefiero como lo haces túI prefer it the way you do itla manera como sucedióthe way (in which) it happenedfue así como comenzóthat was how it beganlo levanté como pudeI lifted it as best I could→ tal comotal como lo había planeadojust as o the way I had planned it

3.2+ subjunhazlo como quierasdo it however you want o likehazlo como puedasdo your best, do the best you can→ como seaat all coststratan de mantenerse en el poder como seathey will do whatever it takes to stay in powerestá decidido a salvar como sea la vida del niñohe's determined to do whatever it takes to save the child's lifesea como seain any casehay que evitar que nos eliminen sea como seawe must avoid getting knocked out at all costs

4
(=en calidad de)aslo usé como cucharaI used it as a spoonasistió como espectadorhe attended as a spectatorlo dice como juezhe says it speaking as a judgevale más como poetahe is better as a poet

5
(=más o menos)about, aroundhabía como cincuentathere were about o around fiftyvino como a las doshe came at about o around twosentía como tristezashe felt a sort o kind of sadness

6(con valor causal)
libre como estabafree as he was

bconj

1+ indic
(=ya que)as, sincecomo no tenía dineroas o since I had no money

4+ indic
(=que)verás como les ganamoswe'll beat them, you'll seeya verás como no vienenI bet they won't come→ de tanto comotienen las manos doloridas de tanto como aplaudieronthey clapped so much their hands hurtde tanto como odio a los dos, no sé a quien odio másI hate them both so much, I don't know which I hate the most

5+ subjun
(=si)ifcomo vengas tarde, no comesif you're late you'll get nothing to eatcomo sea cierto, ¡estamos perdidos!if it's true, we're done for!¡como lo pierdas!you'd better not lose it!, don't you lose it!→ como nocomo no lo haga en seguida ...if he doesn't do it at once ..., unless he does it at once ...no salimos, como no sea para ir al cinewe only go out if it's to go to the cinema, we don't go out unless it's to go to the cinema

7→ como sias if, as thoughsiguió leyendo, como si no hubiera oído nadahe kept on reading, as if o as though he hadn't heardsentí como si fuera a caermeI felt as if o as though I was about to fallcomo si no hubiera pasado nadaas if o as though nothing had happenedse comporta como si me odiarahe behaves as if o as though he hated mecomo si fuera a lloveras if o as though it was going to rain

8→ como para¡es como para denunciarlos!it's enough to make you want to report them to the police!tampoco es como para enfadarse tantothere's no need to get so angry about it

1.1
(=de qué modo)how?¿cómo se hace?how do you do it?¿cómo se escribe?how do you spell it?¿cómo están tus nietos?how are your grandchildren?¿cómo está usted?how are you?¿cómo te llamas?what's your name?¿cómo te va?how are you doing?¿cómo lo has pasado en la fiesta?how was the party?¿y eso tú cómo lo sabes?but, how do you know?no sé cómo hacerloI don't know how to do it--¿cómo va el Barcelona? --el primero"how's Barcelona doing" -- "they're first"¿cómo soportas a ese idiota?how do you put up with that idiot?¿cómo se te ocurrió llamarlo tan tarde?what(ever) were you thinking of, ringing him so late?no me digas cómo tengo que comportarmedon't you tell me how to behavefue así cómo comenzó todothat was how it all beganno había cómo seguir su ritmothere was no way of keeping up with him

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